Jerusalem Controversy

United Torah Judaism MK Yaakov Litzman had a pacemaker installed over the weekend after he felt unwell and was taken to Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center, the hospital said Saturday. The hospital said the operation was decided on after a series of tests. It said the procedure was successful and…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Christians celebrated their “Holy Fire” ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Saturday against a backdrop of rising tensions with Israel, which imposed new restrictions on attendance this year that it said were needed for safety. Israel says it wants to prevent another…

Author of the article: Reuters Henriette Chacar and Nisreen Salem JERUSALEM — A few steps from Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a small opening leads to an underground cistern where clerics have found the perfect place to practice chants ahead of the holiest day in the Christian calendar. As…

Israeli police in full riot gear stormed a sensitive Jerusalem holy site sacred to Jews and Muslims on Friday after Palestinian youths hurled stones at a gate where they were stationed. The Palestinian Red Crescent medical service said at least 27 Palestinians were wounded, two of them seriously. The holy…

(RNS) — The violence that broke out in the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in Jerusalem the morning of April 15th has already spilled into a wider conflict, threatening to reprise last year’s 11-day missile war between Israel and Hamas.  This year’s trouble could have been avoided had respect been paid to…

The Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance service said 14 Palestinians had been taken to hospital, two with serious injuries. Israeli police said its forces intervened when hundreds of people began hurling rocks and fireworks and drew close to the Western Wall, where Jewish worship was underway. Reuters witnesses said police entered the compound after the…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police in full riot gear stormed a sensitive Jerusalem holy site sacred to Jews and Muslims on Friday after Palestinian youths hurled stones at a gate where they were stationed. The renewed violence at the site, which is sacred to Jews and Muslims, came despite Israel…

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The US embassy in Jerusalem has cautioned American citizens over travel in the city and limited the times when embassy workers and their families can enter the Old City due to recent terror attacks and clashes in the area. In a statement Wednesday, the embassy urged US citizens to “remain…

A wave of clashes between Israeli authorities and Palestinians in Jerusalem has brought renewed attention to the growth in religious Jewish visitors to the city’s holiest site and escalating fears among Muslims that they are losing control of sacred ground. After a week of near-daily violence on the site known…